Sleeve form presser



21, 1956 c. s. NORDBLOM SLEEVE FORM PRESSER 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Oct. 21, 1954 INVENTOR CAIRL SWoRJaADM ATTORNEYS 1, 1956 c. s. NORDBLOM SLEEVE FORM PRESSEIR 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed 00 21, 1954 cum; .5. NURDBLOM INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

1, 1956 c. s. NORDBLOM 2,759,645

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9) 15 HUI NW 1 a; 5. NdfiDfiL 0M INVENTOR ATTORNEYS United States Patent SLEEVE FORM PRESSER Carl S. Nordblom, St. George, Utah Application October 21, 1954, Serial No. 463,657

1 Claim. (Cl. 223-74) This invention relates to a sleeve presser or sleeve pressing device for the sleeve of a coat or the like.

It is an object of this invention to provide a sleeve pressing device which in manually actuated by a tailor or other person pressing a suit or at least the coat thereof, the operation of the device also being actuated by a steam valve for the device'for its use while pressing a sleeve, as the sleeve of a suit coat.

It is another object of this invention to provide a sleeve pressing device of the kind to be more particularly described hereinafter so constructed and arranged that it is easily manually actuated to press a sleeve of a garment in its desired correct form to suit and fit the wearer thereof.

It is a further object of this invention to provide-a sleeve form presser device of this kind which is easily actuated by the operator with little or no previous mechanical experience or training being necessary.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter described and the novel features thereof defined in the appendd claim.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is a side elevation of a sleeve form pressing device constructed according to an embodiment of my invention, partly broken away and partly in section, the device being shown in its pressing position.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the sleeve presser taken substantially on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation, partly broken away and partly in section, of my sleeve pressing device in its operative sleeve pressing position.

Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse section taken on the line 44 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of my invention with the pressing elements thereof in their inoperative position.

Fig. 6 is a diagrammatic showing of the operative elements of my invention in their general relation to each other.

Up to this time there has been considerable difliculty in pressing a suit or blouse at the portion having the sleeves therein and with this in mind I have conceived and invented the sleeve pressing device constructed and arranged according to an embodiment of this invention.

The sleeve pressing device 10 is supported on a base 11 by a fixed supporting post 12 and a hinged supporting post 14 spaced from the supporting post 12 for hinged movement when and as required by theuse of the sleeve pressing device 10.

There is a bracket arm 15 on one of the posts, as the fixed post 12, extending laterally outwardly therefrom to which is pivotally connected a lever arm 16 by a pivot pin 17 which engages one end of the lever arm and the other end of the lever arm is fixed in its relation to the hinged supporting post 14 as clearly indicated in the drawings.

A coil spring 18 is connected at one end to the bracket 19 on the fixed post 12, spaced from the base 11 while the other end of the spring is connected to the bracket 20 2,759,645 Patented Aug. 21, 1956 on the fixed post 14. In this manner the hinged post 14 is constantly urged toward the fixed post 12 as can be clearly discerned from the showing in the attached figures.

This movement between the hinged member 14 and the fixed member 11 is automatic and inherent in the structure of the pressing device, because of the spring 18, but the hinged supporting post 14 is moved from its substantially parallel relation to the fixed supporting arm 12 by the movement of the manual lever 21 by the tailor or other person using the herein described sleeve pressing device 10.

The manually actuated lever 21 is formed with a vertically extending arm 22 having a perpendicular, substantially horizontal arm 24 on one end thereof with a handle 25 on the outer end of the perpendicular arm 24. The manual lever 21 is pivotally connected to the fixed post 12, intermediate the length of the manual lever 21 by a hinge pin 26 and the other end or outer end of the vertical arm 22 is connected to the hinged post by way of the hinge pin 27 remote from the hinge of the hinge post 14.

In order to maintain the hinged arm or post 14 in its selected relationship to the fixed supporting post 12 I have provided a latch 28 intermediate the length of the horizontal arm 24 which is clearly shown in Figs. 1, 3, 5 of the drawings.

The latch 28 is provided with a series of teeth along the length thereof any one of which is engageable with a keeper 29 which is carried by the hinged post 14. By this arrangment of the keeper in relation to the latch it is known that the latch is secured to a lever 30 adjacent to one end thereof. One end of the lever 30 of the latch is provided wtih a finger engaging portion by which the hinged post 14 may be moved to or from the fixed post 12.

Besides the movement of the latch lever 30 by way of the fingers or hand of the operator of the sleeve pressing device 10, such arrangement between the hinged post 14 and fixed support post 12 may be affected by a foot pedal 32 which may be actuated by the tailor or operator of the pressing device. On the foot pedal 32 there is provided a foot lever 34 within easy reach of a foot of the tailor or operator. A rod 35 is connected between the foot lever or pedal 32 and intermediate the length of the perpendicular arm 34 of the manual lever 21 so that this manual lever 21 may be moved by the hands of the operator or the feet thereof.

To elfect the movement of the manual lever 21 by the pedal lever 32 a U-shaped bracket 36 is secured on the base 11 which bracket has vertically extending transversely spaced apart arms 37 and the bight 38 secured directly to the base 11.

Also operable by the feet of the tailor or operator there is provided a steam valve 41 having an outwardly extending valve operating arm 42 secured thereon which valve arm is engageable on one end of a coil spring 44 for closing the steam valve 41 when the valve is not being actuated by an operator of the sleeve pressing device 10.

The steam for the steam valve 41 is originated in a steam boiler 45 connected to the valve by the steam line 45 so that the steam from the boiler 45 is introduced to a sleeve of the garment being pressed at the time that the coil spring 44 is contracted by the feet of the operator at the time when the steam valve 41 is moved to an open position.

Also secured to or connected within the sleeve pressing device 10 there is provided a vacuum tank 47 which is connected to a vacuum rotary valve 48 by way of a vacuum line 49 which valve 48 is also foot actuated. The vacuum for the vacuum tank is produced by a vacuum pump 50 and this vacuum will cause the said steam to be disposed away from the sleeve pressing device.

When a sleeve of a blouse, coat or other garment is to be pressed the sleeve will engage about the presser arm 51 on the fixed post and about the pressed arm 52 on the hinged post 52 so that when the valves are properly actuated the steam will be introduced into both of the arm 50 and 51 and through the garment to be pressed by way of the steam line 54 in the presser arms.

Also disposed within each of the presser arms 51 and 52 there is a vacuum line 55 in spaced relation to the steam line 54 to affect the removal of the steam from the presser arms after the sleeve has been properly pressed.

Each of th presser arms 51 and 52 has apertures 56 therethrough through which the steam from the steam lines 54 in the presser arms may be evacuated.

Referring more particularly to the drawings the reference numeral 57 designates generally a sleeve to be pressed by the presser arms 51 and 52 of the above described sleeve pressing device after the presser arm 52 has been moved away from the fixed presser arm 51 and the steam and vacuum valves have been actuated by the operator of the device.

While the specific details of one embodiment of this invention have been herein shown and described, the invention is not confined thereto as changes and alterations may be made without department from the spirit and scope thereof as defined in the appended claim.

I claim:

A sleeve pressing device comprising a base, a vertically disposed tubular post fixed to said base, a longitudinally bent presser arm fixed at one end to said post and rising vertically therefrom, said arm being tubular and open along the convex inner side thereof, an inverted U-shaped steam discharge pipe in said arm, said arm having exaust apertures along the length thereof, a suction pipe line in said arm, a second longitudinally bent arm open along the inner concave side thereof and formed with exhaust apertures along the length thereof, a tubular support secured to the lower end of said second arm, means pivotally securing the lower end of said support to and in offset relation with respect to said post, a spring connected between said post and said support constantly urging said second arm toward said first arm, an inverted U-shaped steam discharge pipe in said second arm, a second suction pipe in said second arm, a bell crank lever pivoted at the angle thereof to said post, one side of said lever projecting upwardly, means pivotally securing the upper end of said one side of said lever to the inner side of said second arm, said support having a pair of aligned openings therethrough, the other side of said lever projecting loosely through said openings, an arm rocking pedal, means pivotally mounting said pedal on said base, a link pivotally connecting said other side of said lever to said pedal, a toothed latch member pivotally carried by said other side of said lever, a keeper carried by said support engageable with said latch member, and valved means connecting said steam discharge pipes with a source of steam supply.

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